Frank Sypher papers, 1831-1989.

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Frank Sypher papers, 1831-1989.

Correspondence, manuscripts, photographs, and printed materials of Sypher, reflecting his interest in A.C. Swinburne and in the Estonian poet, Aleksis Rannit. Correspondents include Joseph Hume, Ted Joans, Aleksis Rannit, Enid Starkie, and Algernon Charles Swinburne. There are additional materials on Africa, the Mina dialect in Togo, and the Sypher and related families of New York State. 1995 Addition: Correspondence, manuscripts, documents, photographs, and printed materials about Sypher & Co. Dealers in Antiques, 1880-1934. And a typescript of a story by A.S. Hatch. 1996 Addition: Four letters of Letitia Elizabeth Landon and one letter about her.

0.5 linear ft. (199 items in 1 box).

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Shoberl, Frederic, 1775-1853

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Author and editor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x00002e ...

Hoppin, Augustus, 1828-1896

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Artist. From the description of Letter of Augustus Hoppin, no year Mar. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451015 ...

Sypher, F. J.

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Johannis Syffer (Siffer), the progenitor, married Lea Buys in 1731 and the family settled in New York State. From the description of Sypher family genealogical research notes, ca. 1934-ca. 1980. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 495544317 Francis Jacques Sypher, 1941- , is a critic and teacher. From the description of Frank Sypher papers, 1831-1989. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 265033331 ...

Forster, John, 1812-1876

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John Forster was born and raised in Newcastle by Unitarian parents, and educated at Cambridge and London's Inner Temple. He became an important literary critic and editor, and wrote numerous books of his own, notably several biographies. Forster's greatest contribution may have been as literary adviser and advocate for some of the key authors of his day, including Tennyson, Browning, Dickens, and Carlyle. His support, advice, and promotion of authors and writing helped define Victorian taste. Fo...

Croker, Marianne Nicholson.

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Maclise, Daniel, 1806-1870

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Daniel Maclise, Irish painter and illustrator. From the description of Daniel Maclise manuscript material : 1 item, 1863 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 727063681 From the guide to the Daniel Maclise manuscript material : 1 item, 1863, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Charles Dickens was a British novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. From the guide to the Charles Dic...

Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892

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The recipient was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria, with whom Tennyson had an extensive correspondence. From the description of Alfred Tennyson letter to Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1867 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865322 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1831-1909. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188602 Tennyson was Poet Laureate of England during much of the latter part of...

Joans, Ted

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Ted Joans, African-American poet, jazz musician, and surrealist painter, was born July 4, 1928, in Cairo, Illinois. He became a well-known poet from the Beat movement and established the jazz poetry scene. He died on May 7, 2003 in Vancouver, B.C. From the description of Ted Joans papers, 1948-2002. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 697543004 African American poet; b. 1928. From the description of Ted Joans collection, 1972-1976. (Boston U...

Swinburne, Algernon Charles, 1837-1909

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British poet. From the description of The descent into hell [manuscript poem], 1873 Jan. 9. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41416044 From the description of Autograph quotation, [ca. 1890?]. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 315968127 Swinburne (1837-1909) was an English lyric poet, dramatist, and critic of the Victorian era. He was famous for the innovative versification of his poetry and infamous for his violent attacks on Victorian morality. ...

Harrison, William Henry, 1810-1881

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Lewis, Charlton Thomas, 1834-1904

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Charlton T. Lewis was a graduate of Yale University. He settled in New York, and worked as an editor, translator, and author on diverse projects, including Latin grammars and dictionaries, histories, poetry, and encyclopedias. From the description of Charlton T. Lewis letter to E.C. Stedman, 1901 Dec. 4. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51262675 Charlton T. Lewis: served as minister in the Methodist Church, 1854-1856; professor of languages, Nor...

Landor, Walter Savage, 1775-1864

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British poet. From the description of Kisses in former times : autograph mansucript copy of the poem signed : [Siena], 1860 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598966 Epithet: of Add MS 36513 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001298.0x000290 Walter Savage Landor was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and translator. From the description of Walter Savage Landor collection...

Hatch, Alfrederick Smith.

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Rannit, Aleksis.

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Alexis Rannit, Estonian poet and art critic, was born in Kallaste, Estonia, in 1914. He emigrated to Germany in 1939, and to the United States in 1952. Rannit worked at the New York Public Library in the 1950s and became Curator of the Slavic and East European collections at the Yale University Library in 1961. Rannit's writings include poetry in Estonian and in English translation, and several works of literary and art criticism. Among his major publications are Akna raamistuses (1937), Käesur...

Marx, Olga, 1894-

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L. E. L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), 1802-1838

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English literary personality. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Miss Watts, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270864527 English poetess. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [n.p.] and Hans Place, to Robert Folkestone Williams, postmarked 1833 June and [no year] July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270608031 English poet. From the description of The Mountain Grave : [n.p.] : autograph manusc...

Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855

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Starkie, Enid

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Enid Starkie, Oxford scholar, taught at Hollins College for one year (1958-59) in the English and French Departments. She is considered to be Hollins University's first writer-in-residence. She returned in 1967 to become the first recipient of the Hollins medal. Starkie left her personal library to Hollins in 1971 and in 1972, a building was named in her honor. From the description of Papers, 1950-1981. 1950-1981. (Hollins University). WorldCat record id: 154230817 ...

Short, Charles, 1821-1886

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Epithet: of the Melbourne Argus British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001149.0x0002e0 Epithet: Director of the E India Co British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001034.0x000095 Epithet: Clerk of the Rules in King's Bench British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001034.0x00...

Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914

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English critic and poet. From the description of Letter signed : Putney, to John Payne, 1909 June 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661256 From the description of Autograph letter signed : The Pines, to Lewis Melville, 1908 Oct. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270661246 Theodore Watts-Dunton was an English poet, novelist, and literary critic. From the description of Theodore Watts-Dunton collection of papers, 1872-1912. (New York Public Library). ...

Hood, Thomas, 1799-1845

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Thomas Hood, English poet and humorist. From the description of Thomas Hood manuscript material : 3 items, 1823-1834 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 428892805 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1812-1889 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 42584177 English author and poet. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [London], to Robert Balmanno, 1828 Sept. 10-1829 Jan. 12. (Unknown). Wo...